#Do1Thing: £4.5million project will see solar panels, windows and insulation fitted to cut heating bills by 90 per cent

Leading the way: The council's plan for eco houses will "greatly improve the quality of Renfrewshire’s housing" says Councillor Marie McGurk (Image: PDE)

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And families who have their drafty houses kitted out with solar power, new windows, underfloor insulation and improved external doors could see their annual heating bill slashed to just £150.

Renfrewshire Council chiefs will select 75 houses, built in Paisley in the 1960s for the pilot project, which could be rolled out across Renfrewshire, and then Scotland.

Councillor Marie McGurk, convenor of Renfrewshire Council’s housing board, yesterday said: “We are very excited by this project which will improve the warmth and comfort levels for our tenants while, at the same time, tackling fuel poverty and making a critical contribution towards Renfrewshire being carbon neutral by 2030.

All change: Proprties in Affric Drive and Glenapp Ave will have the work done (Image: PDE)

“Everyone should have homes to be proud of and this project will not only greatly improve the quality of Renfrewshire’s housing stock, but has the potential to be scaled up and adapted to fit other types of houses, becoming the blueprint to meet the highest energy efficiency standards.”

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It is estimated that the average terraced house included in the project will each cut emissions by around 100 tonnes over the next 25 years.

But with 250,000 similar properties across the UK, the Renfrewshire pilot could pave the way for carbon emissions to be slashed by a phenomenal 25 million tonnes over the same period.

The scheme is the first in Scotland where existing housing stock has been retrofitted to the EnerPHit standard, one of the highest energy standards in the UK.

It will see new external wall insulation, roofing, solar panels, windows, external doors and underfloor insulation installed, with off-site construction enabling the process at each home to be streamlined to take around four to six weeks.

Crucially, the £4.5 million project, devised in partnership with John Gilbert Architects, has been dubbed as a “cost effective” package that could be “rolled out at scale”.

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Twenty-four streets containing 144 houses have been identified as potential areas to benefit from the pilot, with Renfrewshire Council working with tenants to select the final 75 properties.

Those chosen will be subject to an energy efficiency test before the work is done in a bid to effectively measure the reduction of carbon emissions once complete.

Sarah Buchanan, innovation manager at the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre, said: “We are delighted to be working with Renfrewshire Council and other partners on this innovative project which will bring positive change to the lives of tenants whilst also creating economic development for Scotland and of course improving carbon emissions.